Professional golf can be highly lucrative for top players. Tiger Woods earned $120.9 million from 378 PGA Tour events, while current World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has made $99.4 million from just 150 starts. In contrast, Korn Ferry Tour golfers compete for smaller purses—typically around $1 million to $1.5 million per event. Despite that, pro James Nicholas revealed he spends nearly half his earnings on travel and comfort, highlighting the steep financial gap between the tours.

Sharing an Instagram video, Nicholas wrote, “This more or less than you thought?! You can definitely do it a bit cheaper than I do, but I’ve always found that spending a bit more for comfort and ease is worth it over the long season! This doesn’t include any of my sponsors or social media deals, etc, but I can do a

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